The 2019–20 St. Louis Blues season was the 53rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[2] The Blues entered the season as the defending Stanley Cup champions for the first time in franchise history.
2019–20 St. Louis Blues | |
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Central Division champions | |
Division | 1st Central |
Conference | 1st Western |
2019–20 record | 42–19–10 |
Home record | 23–7–5 |
Road record | 19–12–5 |
Goals for | 225 |
Goals against | 193 |
Team information | |
General manager | Doug Armstrong |
Coach | Craig Berube |
Captain | Alex Pietrangelo |
Alternate captains | Ryan O'Reilly (Nov.–Aug.) Alexander Steen Vladimir Tarasenko |
Arena | Enterprise Center |
Average attendance | 18,096[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | San Antonio Rampage (AHL) Tulsa Oilers (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | David Perron Brayden Schenn (25) |
Assists | Ryan O'Reilly (49) |
Points | Ryan O'Reilly (61) |
Penalty minutes | David Perron (52) |
Plus/minus | Vince Dunn (+15) |
Wins | Jordan Binnington (30) |
Goals against average | Jake Allen (2.15) |
The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over, with the remaining games being cancelled.[5] The Blues advanced to the playoffs and played to play in a round-robin tournament, to determine the team's seed for the playoffs. The Blues faced the Vancouver Canucks in the first round, but were defeated in six games.[6]
Off-season
On June 24, 2019, head coach Craig Berube signed a three-year contract with the Blues. Berube had been the interim head coach since November 2018 and helped the Blues win the Stanley Cup in the previous season.[7]
Standings
Divisional standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | St. Louis Blues | 71 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 33 | 225 | 193 | +32 | 94 |
2 | Colorado Avalanche | 70 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 37 | 237 | 191 | +46 | 92 |
3 | Dallas Stars | 69 | 37 | 24 | 8 | 26 | 180 | 177 | +3 | 82 |
4 | Winnipeg Jets | 71 | 37 | 28 | 6 | 30 | 216 | 203 | +13 | 80 |
5 | Nashville Predators | 69 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 28 | 215 | 217 | −2 | 78 |
6 | Minnesota Wild | 69 | 35 | 27 | 7 | 30 | 220 | 220 | 0 | 77 |
7 | Chicago Blackhawks | 70 | 32 | 30 | 8 | 23 | 212 | 218 | −6 | 72 |
Western Conference
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | PCT | Qualification |
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1 | St. Louis Blues | 71 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 33 | 225 | 193 | +32 | .662 | Advance to Seeding round-robin tournament[9] |
2 | Colorado Avalanche | 70 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 37 | 237 | 191 | +46 | .657 | |
3 | Vegas Golden Knights | 71 | 39 | 24 | 8 | 30 | 227 | 211 | +16 | .606 | |
4 | Dallas Stars | 69 | 37 | 24 | 8 | 26 | 180 | 177 | +3 | .594 | |
5 | Edmonton Oilers | 71 | 37 | 25 | 9 | 31 | 225 | 217 | +8 | .585 | Advance to 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs qualifying round[9] |
6 | Nashville Predators | 69 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 28 | 215 | 217 | −2 | .565 | |
7 | Vancouver Canucks | 69 | 36 | 27 | 6 | 27 | 228 | 217 | +11 | .565 | |
8 | Calgary Flames | 70 | 36 | 27 | 7 | 25 | 210 | 215 | −5 | .564 | |
9 | Winnipeg Jets | 71 | 37 | 28 | 6 | 30 | 216 | 203 | +13 | .563 | |
10 | Minnesota Wild | 69 | 35 | 27 | 7 | 30 | 220 | 220 | 0 | .558 | |
11 | Arizona Coyotes | 70 | 33 | 29 | 8 | 26 | 195 | 187 | +8 | .529 | |
12 | Chicago Blackhawks | 70 | 32 | 30 | 8 | 23 | 212 | 218 | −6 | .514 | |
13 | Anaheim Ducks | 71 | 29 | 33 | 9 | 20 | 187 | 226 | −39 | .472 | |
14 | Los Angeles Kings | 70 | 29 | 35 | 6 | 21 | 178 | 212 | −34 | .457 | |
15 | San Jose Sharks | 70 | 29 | 36 | 5 | 22 | 182 | 226 | −44 | .450 |
- Tiebreaking procedures
- Fewer number of games played (only used during regular season).
- Greater number of regulation wins (denoted by RW).
- Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime (excluding shootout wins; denoted by ROW).
- Greater number of total wins (including shootouts).
- Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded.
- Greater goal differential (difference between goals for and goals against).
- Greater number of goals scored (denoted by GF).
Schedule and results
Preseason
The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2019.[11]
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1 | September 16 | St. Louis | 2–0 | Dallas | Husso | 13,214 | 1–0–0 | [12] | ||||
2 | September 18 | St. Louis | 2–3 | Washington | Fitzpatrick | 13,415 | 1–1–0 | [13] | ||||
3 | September 20 | St. Louis | 4–3 | Winnipeg | OT | Husso | 15,325 | 2–1–0 | [14] | |||
4 | September 22 | Columbus | 3–5 | St. Louis | Binnington | 16,672 | 3–1–0 | [15] | ||||
5 | September 24 | Dallas | 2–1 | St. Louis | Allen | 16,515 | 3–2–0 | [16] | ||||
6 [a] | September 26 | St. Louis | 1–4 | Detroit | Binnington | — | 3–3–0 | [17] | ||||
7 | September 27 | Washington | 3–4 | St. Louis | Husso | 17,101 | 4–3–0 | [18] | ||||
8 | September 29 | St. Louis | – | Columbus | Game cancelled due to a mechanical issue with St. Louis' aircraft. | |||||||
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Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.[19]
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Playoffs
The Blues played in a round-robin tournament to determine their seed for the playoffs. St. Louis finished with a 0–2–1 record to secure the fourth seed for the playoffs.[92]
The Blues faced the Vancouver Canucks in the first round, and were eliminated in six games.[93]
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Player statistics
Skaters
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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Ryan O'Reilly | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
David Perron | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 8 |
Alex Pietrangelo | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Brayden Schenn | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 |
Jaden Schwartz | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −3 | 4 |
Zach Sanford | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 17 |
Samuel Blais | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
Robert Thomas | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Vince Dunn | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −2 | 8 |
Colton Parayko | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −4 | 2 |
Tyler Bozak | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 2 |
Troy Brouwer | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Justin Faulk | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Oskar Sundqvist | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 2 |
Carl Gunnarsson | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Vladimir Tarasenko | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
Robert Bortuzzo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
Mackenzie MacEachern | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 6 |
Jordan Kyrou | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
Jacob de la Rose | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
Ivan Barbashev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Marco Scandella | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
Alexander Steen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 |
Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Jordan Binnington | 50 | 50 | 2,947:41 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 126 | 2.56 | 1,430 | .912 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Jake Allen | 24 | 21 | 1,339:04 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 2.15 | 655 | .927 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Jake Allen | 5 | 4 | 285:41 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1.89 | 138 | .935 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jordan Binnington | 5 | 5 | 266:47 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 4.72 | 141 | .851 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Blues. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Transactions
The Blues have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019–20 season.
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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July 12, 2019 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Future considerations | To St. Louis Blues Dakota Joshua | [107] |
July 25, 2019 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Jordan Schmaltz | To St. Louis Blues Andreas Borgman | [108] |
September 24, 2019 | To Carolina Hurricanes Dominik Bokk Joel Edmundson 7th-round pick in 2021 | To St. Louis Blues Justin Faulk 5th-round pick in 2020 | [109] |
November 6, 2019 | To Detroit Red Wings Robby Fabbri | To St. Louis Blues Jacob de la Rose | [110] |
February 18, 2020 | To Montreal Canadiens 2nd-round pick in 2020 Conditional 4th-round pick in 2021 | To St. Louis Blues Marco Scandella | [111] |
Free agents
Date | Player | Team | Contract term | Ref |
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July 1, 2019 | Jake Dotchin | from Anaheim Ducks | 1-year | [112] |
July 1, 2019 | Nick Lappin | from New Jersey Devils | 1-year | [112] |
July 1, 2019 | Evan Polei | from Bakersfield Condors (AHL) | 2-year | [112][113] |
July 1, 2019 | Derrick Pouliot | from Vancouver Canucks | 1-year | [112] |
July 1, 2019 | Mike Vecchione | from Philadelphia Flyers | 1-year | [112] |
July 1, 2019 | Nathan Walker | from Washington Capitals | 1-year | [112] |
July 1, 2019 | Tyler Wotherspoon | to Philadelphia Flyers | 2-year | [114] |
July 1, 2019 | Jani Hakanpaa | to Anaheim Ducks | 1-year | [115] |
July 10, 2019 | Jared Coreau | to New York Islanders | 1-year | [116] |
July 16, 2019 | Michael Del Zotto | to Anaheim Ducks | 1-year | [117] |
August 24, 2019 | Patrick Maroon | to Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-year | [118] |
September 3, 2019 | Conner Bleackley | to Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) | 1-year | [119] |
November 20, 2019 | Troy Brouwer | from Florida Panthers | 1-year | [120] |
Waivers
Date | Player | Team | Ref |
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July 1, 2019 | from/to |
Retirement
Date | Player | Ref |
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July 3, 2019 | Chris Butler | [122] |
October 13, 2019 | Chris Thorburn | [123] |
Signings
Date | Player | Contract term | Ref |
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June 23, 2019 | Jordan Nolan | 1-year | [124] |
June 23, 2019 | Nolan Stevens | 1-year | [125] |
June 27, 2019 | Carl Gunnarsson | 2-year | [126] |
July 1, 2019 | Samuel Blais | 1-year | [127] |
July 8, 2019 | Zach Sanford | 2-year | [128] |
July 12, 2019 | Robby Fabbri | 1-year | [129] |
July 12, 2019 | Dakota Joshua | 2-year | [107] |
July 12, 2019 | Mitch Reinke | 1-year | [citation needed] |
July 13, 2019 | Jordan Binnington | 2-year | [130] |
July 20, 2019 | Ville Husso | 1-year | [131] |
July 21, 2019 | Oskar Sundqvist | 4-year | [132] |
August 1, 2019 | Nikita Alexandrov | 3-year | [133] |
August 6, 2019 | Joel Edmundson | 1-year | [134] |
September 1, 2019 | Ivan Barbashev | 2-year | [135] |
September 24, 2019 | Justin Faulk | 7-year | [109] |
October 4, 2019 | Brayden Schenn | 8-year | [136] |
October 17, 2019 | Mathis Laferriere | 3-year | [137] |
Draft picks
Below are the St. Louis Blues' selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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2 | 62 | Nikita Alexandrov | C | Russia | Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL) |
3 | 93 | Colten Ellis | G | Canada | Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL) |
5 | 155 | Keean Washkurak | C | Canada | Mississauga Steelheads (OHL) |
7 | 2081 | Vadim Zherenko | G | Russia | MHC Dynamo Moscow (MHL) |
7 | 217 | Jeremy Michel | LW | Canada | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) |
Notes:
- The Toronto Maple Leafs' seventh-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2020 to Toronto in exchange for this pick.[138]